Get to work unpicking these concepts and it soon becomes plain that, like many French philosophers, Mr Badiou sacrifices clarity for linguistic zip and sparkle.
While the researchers are still working to unpick exactly what the changes mean, what is clear, they said, is that the changes are being driven by human-induced climate change.
It attempts to unpick the deal sealed last year by the president, the House and the Senate to raise the limit Congress imposes on government debt in exchange for spending cuts.
And so that's quite a hard lesson to unpick really, and try and get very clear about what makes you essential to the job and what can be done by other people.
But as soon as you start to unpick bits of it, you can see certain groups will peel off and that's when the markets will look at it and see if it's credible.
This biography deftly blends meticulous first-hand research with historical narrative to unpick the vision, flair and flaws of the leader who " exhorted the French to believe in themselves as a 'great' nation" .
I leave the oranges unpicked on the trees in the yard around the house, to have them for ornaments through the summer. They are dead ripe and over-sweet and the woodpeckers come to them.